How large can I go with crown molding on 8 ft Ceilings???

bcar473August 28, 2006

I recently bought 400 linear feet of 8 inch crown molding for our house from a guy who's wife wanted bigger crown for her ceilings. I bought it on an impulse buy, but now everyone I talk to says that it will look ugly on my poor little 8 foot ceilings. These moldings are awesome and have multi demensions to them. Is 8 inch crown too much for my project?

Go ahead and nail some it up and look at it in place. If it looks good to you after a week then do a permanent installation. If not then take it down and sell it. If you can, include an outside corner in your test because crown is most noticeable at outside corners.

As far as scale, crown that size should be matched with 71/2" base and 4" case in round numbers. The window trim will look better if it includes stool and apron. But, that's not a worry until you see if you like it on your ceiling.